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Persis Garland Smith (1807-1891)
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Harvard University Portrait Collection
Probably commissioned by the sitter 1855; descent through the family to the sitter's foster son George Smith; his gift to Harvard University 1902.
Harvard University Portrait Collection Bequest of George Smith to Harvard University 1902
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